A drug manufacturing crime generally refers to any offense that involves controlled substances. These may include illegal street drugs such as heroin, cocaine, crack, LSD, meth, amphetamines, methamphetamines, ice, ecstasy, GHB (water), or marijuana. It also includes prescription drugs such as Xanax, Vicodin, steroids, testosterone, valium, percocet, codeine, hydrocodeine, morphine, SOMA, and oxycontin (oxycodone). Specific criminal offenses related to drug crimes in Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Texas or the surrounding areas may include: drug trafficking, drug cultivation, drug distribution, drug manufacturing, selling illegal drugs, prescription fraud, drug possession and possession with the intent to sell.
Penalties for a drug crime may vary greatly depending upon:
* The type of drugParticularly in drug manufacturing cases, the legality of how law enforcement officials obtained the evidence used to support the State's case is a central and often-challenged issue. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. If the government's conduct violated the Fourth Amendment, the evidence is deemed inadmissible. Without the necessary evidence to prove the criminal charges, the State may have to dismiss its case against a defendant.
If you have been charged with a drug crime, it's important that you immediately contact an aggressive and experienced criminal defense attorney who can investigate and advise you as to whether the evidence leading to your arrest may have resulted from an illegal search or seizure.
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